Campbell River Art Gallery


Among All These Tundras

Artists: Asinnajaq, Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, Carola Grahn, Marja Helander, Kablusiak, Sonya Kelliher-Combs, Joar Nango, Taqralik Partridge, Barry Pottle, Inuuteq Storch, Couzyn van Heuvelen, Allison Akootchook Warden

Curators: Heather Igloliorte, Amy Prouty, Charissa von Harringa

Marja Helander, “Dolastallat (To have a campfire), 2016. Video still. Courtesy of the artist.

The exhibition takes its title taken from the poem “My Home Is in My Heart” by famed Sámi writer Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, features contemporary art by Indigenous artists from around the circumpolar world.

Produced and circulated by the Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Concordia University with support from: Canada Council for the Arts, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Mobilizing Inuit Cultural Heritage), Initiative for Indigenous Futures, Concordia University.

Upcoming programming: a performance by artist Allison Akootchook Warden, a tour by co-curator Dr. Heather Igloriorte, and a book club where participants will read and discuss “Sanaaq: An Inuit Novel” by Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk as a group.